Convertible bed.



T. BLOOM.

CONVERTIBLE BED.

APPucAnoN rlLEDJuLY 5.1913.

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CONVERTiBLE BED.

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Drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken away, of a section of a cribconstructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention;

Fig, 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a fragment of the crib, showing the sameconverted to a single bed;

F ig, 4 is a rear elevation on an enlarged scale, showing the structurewhen employed as a crib;

Fig. 5 .is a detail view on an enlarged scaley and in section, showingmeans for locking the foot board in service position when the article isused as a crib;

Fig. 6 is a detail view on an enlarged scale in section, showing theside rail of the crib and means for supporting the extension bars of thesupporting rack which is employed in the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a detail View on an enlarged scale, showing means forsupporting the side rails 'of the bed at adjusted heights.

Description.A

As seen in the drawings, the crib struc` ture has side bars 12, formedas shown best lin Fig. (l, from angle iron. The inner l unirsusrarasrar-snr Ycaricia.

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the innermost thereof serve as stop members when engaged by the hookends 16 formed at'the extremities of the extensions 13. Normally or whenthe structure isbeing used as a crib, the rack is pushed in to theposition shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. Here `the cross bar 141 is disposedin juxtaposed relation to the hinge bar 17 to which the rails 18 of thefoot board are rigidly at- 'tached At the upper extremity of the rails18, is secured the hand rail 19 of the foot board.

i As seen best in Fig. 5l of the drawings, the

extremities ofthe hand rail 19 -are formed lto provide inclined walls 20which correspond with inclined surfaces at the extremities of the bedposts 21. Attached to the hand rail 19 and at the extremities thereof,are spring latches 22, each of which is provided with a spring extension23, that causes it to engage the inner side ot the post 21 with which itis associated, for holding the rail in fixed relation to the post whenthe foot board is raised to conform with the crib construction.

The crib is provided with side members each having a hand rail 24, alower rail 25, and a plurality of spindles 26, which structurallyconnects the said rails. The side members are slidably mounted on guiderods 27, the rails 2l and 25 having at the extremities thereof, slidingeyeleted members 2S and 29, which intold the said rods 27, as seen lbestin Figs. l and 7 of the drawings. As shown in Fig. 7, the rails 24 arerecessed adjacent the eyelet formed in the member 28, to house aclamping latch 30. The latch 30 has a pivot 31, a trigger handle 32, anda seating spring 33, which normally rocks the latches 30 to grip therods 2 7 clamping the same to support the side members in any adjustedrelation to said rods. This adjustment is particularly desired whenusing the structure as a crib, and when'as at night the mother maydesire to lower the side of the crib next to her bed. At other times, itis desired to lower the side members partially to prevent ,a growingchild from rolling out the bed. When the bed is occupied by an adult,the sides may be lowered completely. Also by lowering the sides of thestructure, the operation of making the bed is facilitated.

Whenever it is desired to convert the crib for use as a Single bed, thisis accomplished by lowering the side members in the manner described,the person operating the bed engaging to this end the trigger handles 32to' hold the latches from engaging the rods 27. This operation isfacilitated by slightly raising` 'the side member being adjusted, thelatches 30 yielding; quickly to a movement inthe reverse direction.v

When the side members have been lowered, the operator engages the crossbar 14 and draws the rack out to its full extent or until the hooks 16at the extremities of the extensions 13 engage the inner clips 15. Thelatches are then raised out of engagement with the bed posts 2l, and thefoot board is swung on its hinge bars 17 to the lowered position shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings. Generally, if the structure has been employedas a crib, a short length mattress section is employed in conjunctionwith the crib members, the added section being disposed on the footboard and on the rails 18 thereof. The bed is new in position to be madeup as a single bed for use by an adult.

A bed comprising a frame having bed posts at the corners thereof; sidebars com necting said posts, said side bars being con structed fromangle iron to form housings; a foot board pivotally mounted between saidposts at the foot of said bed; a rack slidably mounted in said frameand, in juxtaposed relation to the side bars, said rackbeing' extensiblefrom the foot of said bed to support the foot board when disposedapproximately in a horizontal position; clips supporting said rack instructural relation to said side bars; and means for locking said footboard in vertical position.

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